Gisele Caroline Bundchen is the richest legendary supermodel in history, the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Natural Environment, actress, writer and entrepreneur. In 1998, the 17-year-old Gisele Bundchen began to attract attention for appearing on the "Alexander McQueen" show. Then she quickly became popular in the fashion circle. In 2002, she was recognized by Forbes as the highest earning model. She has won this title for 15 consecutive years, which has created an unsurpassed record in the modeling industry. In 2015, Gisele Bundchen announced her official retirement from the runway. She put her extra effort into family and public welfare, and her own brand business will continue to operate. According to Fortune Magazine, Gisele Bundchen is the most expensive model in the world in 2012. She ranks 89th among the 100 authoritative women in the world. In the late 1990s, Gisele Bundchen became the first successful trendy model. In 1999, "Vogue" magazine jokingly called her the "sexy return model". Since 2001, Gisele Bundchen has won the most profitable supermodel championship for 15 consecutive years. Even though she announced her withdrawal from the runway in April 2015, she still won the 2016 most profitable supermodel championship. Assets reached 70 million US dollars. In March 2015, she announced that she would withdraw from the runway after finishing the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil in April. Some media praised Gisele Bundchen as the last supermodel, and her retirement was an "end of era" for the modeling circle.